Boredom Busters @ Mini-Eco

I have had to come to the realisation that my 10 month old is no longer a baby and needs stimulation to get through the day. Gone are the days of plopping him on the play mat with some toys.

It has been a hard transition having to come up with things to stimulate him during the day. It is my first baby so I have never had to prepare activities and fill in the days before.

So in anticipation of when he gets bigger and the activities need to get more exciting I have been drawn to different sites that offer activities for kids.

I found the Mini Eco site and just loved it. Here is a link to her Boredom Busters post that attracted so many ideas for kids activities from her readers.

There are some great ideas here.

Picnic Food - Paprika Chicken & Walnut Wraps

Despite the rainy weather I think everyone needs a good recipe for picnic food. And with my pledge to take snacks wherever we go, I trawled through recipes and came up with this beauty.

Paprika Chicken & Walnut Wraps

3 chicken breast fillets (600g)

1 tbsp mustard powder

1 tbsp paprika

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup walnut halves, chopped finely

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 finely chopped basil leaves

salt & pepper

6 wholemeal Lebanese breads

60g baby rocket leaves

1. Combine chicken, mustard, paprika and oil. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.
2. Heat frying pan over medium heat and cook chicken until brown on both sides and cooked through. Set aside for 20mins to cool.
3. Combine shredded chicken, walnuts, mayonnaise and basil. Season with salt & pepper.
4. Spoon equal amounts of mixture onto bread. Top with rocket leaves and roll up to enclose filling.

Isn't it funny when you write out a recipe you see the steps or ingredients that you changed.

This is what I did...

• I used chicken thighs instead of breasts
• I marinated the chicken overnight
• I used the parsley which is in my garden instead of the basil which I would have had to buy.
• I made flour tortillas instead of the Lebanese bread. We also had the leftover on some Turkish bread I had in the bread basket

Definitely file this one to take on your next picnic.

Inspired by Will Smith - surely not....

"Your talent is going to fail you if you aren't skilled."

"I wan't the world to be a better place because I was here."

"There is no reason to have a Plan B because it distracts you from Plan A."

"Being realistic is the most common road to mediocrity."

"Demand that the universe will become what you want it to be."

"Make a choice - just decide what is going to be, who you are going to be and how you are going to do it."

"Focus with all your fibre, all your heart and all your creativity."

Just some of the things I got from EcoMilf's Will Smith post.

Not as cliche as I thought it was going to be. And strangely I feel inspired....

Hello Colour are you there?

One beautiful picture from Attic 24 blog post showing the gorgeous colour in her home.

Dear Colour

I love, love, love how you have taken over Lucy's house at Attic 24.

I surrender! Please invade my drab, brown and grey house and share a little of your magic.

I promise to embrace you when you arrive.

Love me xoxo